Apparatus for fixation of liquids.



M. J. TALANSIER. f APPARATUS FOB FIXATIQN 0F LIQUIDS.

.PPLIoATloN FILED ouml, 1909."

v Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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' compound liquids,4 such as milk, by the process of emulsifying or Apulif'eri'zing the rlarger globules therein and therebyrendering the liquid Ahomogeneous by' breaking up these nuclei or cells of vmatter which; are normally floating'in 'or in a state':of'suspension in,`

such' liquid. The result is alixed stable,

homogeneous-fluid which, in the case ofmil'k,

can be allowed tostand for a long time withoutany separation of cream, or fatty par# ticles crother constituents .from .the main bodygofthe fluid. vThis fixation is usually effected by" forcing the fluid,y such as milk,

` f under great pressure through anumber. of

capillaryopen'ingsdn'a diaphragm or partitiorr. "i Thepartiitons :have heretofore been made'fl'ofinetal;A Among the practical difficulties encountered ywith lsuch diaphragme have been.stheifwearing ofv the 'metal about ofvthel metalfsuchparticles of oxid bein f s accompanying twolsheets voffl drawings-iin thesniall holesfsothat'thesame, or some of them, lhave soonbecoiiielarge enough to permitthefatty'; obule's to pass without tbeing broken up; andthe oxidation.' of the surfaces tornfawa'y by ffriction of the-'fluid the capillaryl passages, 'mingling the 'fluid and 'destroying;,th,e' purity" 'ofa :the treated product. f {"have'fin''vented a; form of4 appara#l tus .whi'chfavoidsthe'se and otheridifculties heretofore encounteredk andifeontains novel features ofy practical advantage; The best fomitoffapparatus atpresent known to" me embodying my invention, is illustratedin the v' hingedcross sectionfsflon'e of Jche interlock- 5 is closed in -any perforated rings, aand-'Fig'. It, is.-av. ,side view :off the deyice, with 7a:l pump jin operative connectiontherewithgxiri jz 'A --eilhroughout'ffthe;,drawingsiflike reference figures indicate like parts...el 1; li 12:*

isatube, the lwer portion-of fwhiclry 's provided withv perforationsl a, :its lowerend 4convenient manner' l asgby;y

stopperlB held" screwe threa b. On

this tube A as a supportare assembled' series of rings C, t-he adjacent facesiofwliich are preferably providedv with" interlocking, y annular projections or 'shoulders and depressions or recesses c. lhesewringsv Q are yeach provided`-with radial perforations in line with certain ofthe perforations in tube A f These perforations Yare preferably cone shaped' and into them t cone shape'dbits or blocks D of sapphire or other jewels, hard glass or other material of extreniefhardness and close and even texture. Thse blocks D are preferably arranged with their apices" pointing inward and they are provided with capillary passages Z extending 'from' baseto apex. The perforated tubular structure so f formed is placed in the cylinder L, formed ofY a strong casting open at both ends, and held centrally therein so as to form an annular chamber E, by reason of the factthat tubeA yis tightly fitted in the gland F of the stuffing box which closes the upper end of cylinder L. This stuffing b'ox is formed* by `said gland F, a series of packing rings located in an an#` nular recess in the inner` wallfao the upper' end of cylinder L, and the cap nut K screwed on' to the upper end of' cylinder L, *and*bear-v' ing on the gland F. Preferably the packing l rings comprise a leather gasket or ring an ebonitesgasket' or rlng I-and a bronze ring-d.`

g4 The tube A has an external screw thread g onl the portion protruding throughstuilng boxcap Kand a threaded nut Gmeshes-with `this thread g. f *fi* .M is ast-'rong flange at thebasesof cylindery L, -by which itmay be connected tofany suitable liquid pressure' producing apparatus, 'such as pump P, through pipe 71. The inlet to annular chamber Eis through passage N,4 and the outlet through the perforatedtubu-l lar struct-ure tothe oric'eO 'of tube A, which ,1

is connected to; any-suitable receptacle, not?"y sho'wfnpu In operation the milkl or""-otheif fluid is*` forced underffgreatfpressure" `by pump into theY annular chamber Eg and through-i the capillary passages d, and perforations into tube A, and thence out through the dischargeopening''ifi 'Ifany of. "the conical jewels or blocks 'D wear so thatqtheopenings .ld becomes too'l large the device: isi/disconnected, the nutGr4 and cap K are u nscrewed, thegland F, and the tube -A fare Vwlthdrawn,

'tl'erings -Grtakenc new ones substituted ysa for the defective ones', and the parts replaced. The defective jewel or jewels D, may be removed from the rings C so taken out, new jewels with capillary passages of y,fgpprcper size may ybe set insaid rings, and

the rings used over again. In reassembling the parts the rings C are compressed together between stopper B at oneend oftube A, and gland F, forced down by nut' G and.

cap K, so as to form liquid-tight-joints between the rings. j

The advantageous characteristic of my invention is the manner, in which all stresses developed in its use tend to compress and force the parts together so as'to reduce the possibility of leakage, instead of opening seams to form leaks. The pressure tends to force stopper B against the end of tube A, and against rings C. Rings C are forced *gland F. The lcone shaped jewels or.r blocks D are driven more'snugly and tightly into their cone shaped seats in rings'C as the pressure of the liquid increases and so, the greater the pressure the tighter these joints become. All parts of the tubular structure constituting the perforated diaphragmY .are subjected to compression strains, only, so.

that fractures are much less likely to yoccur' It is 4evident that various 'changesl dould be made in the details of constructionI here'AIV in illustrated and described withoutd-eparting entirely from the4 substance of my invention.

pensed with and others aloneemployed and various modifications in the forms and prothe principle of the invention were retained in whole or in part. Thus the ,cylindrical form of chamber might be dispensed` with and other forms employed. Other. forins of perforated diaphragm through which the fluid must go in passing from the inlet of the chamber to the -outlet might also be substituted for the specific built up cylinder j of interlocking rings here shown.

l. The combination of a series of radially perforated rings assembled to form a cylinder, conically shaped bits of hard ma- 6 terial provided Withcapillary passages fromagainst one 4another and against the end of While the portions of the from liability to foul the liquid treated and convenience in assembling parts.

Various .of the features of Aim provement herein set forth could be disportions of parts could be made so long as Having, ttherefore, described my invenbase to apex of the cone` set in said perforations, and means for frcing a liquid through said capillary passages.

2. The combination of a series of radially perforated rings assembled to form a cylinder, conically shaped bits 0f sapphire provided with capillary passages from base to apex of the cone set in said perforations, and means for forcing a liquid through said capillary passages.

3. The combination of a series of radially perforated rings assembled to form a cyl.- inder, conically shaped bits of hard material provided' with capillary passages from base to apex of the cone set in said perforations, and means for forcing a liquid through said capillary passages, the adjacent faces of said rings being provided with interlocking projections and recesses.

4c. The combination of a series of radially perforated rings assembled to form a cylinder, conically shaped bits of hard niaterialprovided with capillary passages from base to apex of the cone set in said perforations, and means for forcing a liquid through said capillary passages, together with a vsupporting'metal tube for said ring7 closed at one end and having Openings-Qn.;

line with the openings in the rings p thereon.

5. In an apparatus 'or fixing milk and other fluids, a diaphragm formed of material of' great strength having conically shaped perforations, conical bits of material of great hardness set in said perforations havingcapillary passages from base to apex, and means for forcing the fluid to be xed through said capillaryy passages from the base toward the apex of each cone. L

6. The combination'of a cylinder having an inlet opening at oneend, aperforated tubular structure comprising a'series of interlocking radially perforated rings inserted into said cylinder through its other end and forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, and a stopper for the inner 'end of said tubular structure, together with bits of sapphire provided with capillary'passageways set in the v perfo'rations of the rings. 1' 7. The combination of a cylinder having an inlet opening at one'end, aperforated tubular structure comprising a; series of 'interlocking radially perforated rings assembled upon a perforated tube;v inserted into said cylinder through its other endand forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, and a stopper for the Ainner end of said tubular structure, together with bits of sapphire provided with vcapillary passageways set in the perforavtions of the rings.

8. The combination of a cylinder having an inlet opening at one end, a perforated tubular structure comprising a series of interlocking radially` perforatedrings inserted intogsaid cylinder through its other end and iso noaarzi forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, and a stopper. for the inner end of said tubular structure, a stuffing box in the end of the cylinder through which the tubular strueture is inserted, and means for compressing the rings between the gland of said stuflin'g box and the above mentioned stopper, to gether with bits of sapphire provided with capillaryy passageways set in the perforations of therings.

9. The combination of a cylinder having an inlet opening at one end, a perforated tubul'ar structure comprising a series of interi locking radially perforated rings assembled upon a perforatedtube inserted into said cylinder through its other end and forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, and a stopper for the inner end of said tubular structure, a sturli'ng'box in the end of the cylinder through which the tubular structure is inserted, and means for compressing the rings between the gland of said stuffing box and structure, together with' conieally shaped bits of sapphire provided with capillary passages extending from apex to base `set in the perforations of the rings, the `apioes pointing inward. y

l1. The combination of a cylinder having an inlet opening at one end, a perforated tubular structure comprising a series of interlocking radially perforated rings inserted into said cylinder through its other end an'd 'forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, and

a stopper for the inner end of said tubular structure, together with oonically shaped bits of sapphire provided with capillary passages extending from apex to base set in the perforations of the rings, the 'apioes pointing inward, and means for forcing liquid under pressure into said Cylinder through the inlet end thereof.

'12. The combination of a metal cylinder ,having an inlet opening at one end, a built up tubular structure composed of an assembla-ge of radially perforated rings inserted into said Cylinder through its other end and forming a liquid-tight joint therewith, bits of material of great hardness set in said ra- Adial perforations and provided with capillary passages extending through them radially to the tubularstrueture, and a stopper for the inner end of said tubular structure.

MARIE JOSEPH TALANSIER. Vitnesses: I

` H. Dn LEMY MAzAnYNiis,

E. PRIOR. 

